Gilad

Very interesting. Thank you, vtxyzzy!

I was under the impression that query_posts should not normally be called repeatedly within a single page. Am I wrong? Or are you doing something here that overcomes the risks?

Regarding your last two samples:

1. Could you explain the significance of saving the original query (especially in doing so only once, and before the FIRST loop)?
2. Could you explain the significance of restoring the query after the last loop?

Thanks again for your input!
Gilad

Once again, THANKS!

I feel far better armed to tackle this now than I did before! I really appreciate the time you’ve dedicated to support my efforts!

I’ll report back here when I have something to share.

Thanks again!
Gilad

Wonderful! Thanks for all the detail!

I believe I will explore the separate wp_options tables approach. I’m still rather new to WP, so I don’t know yet how to account for all the factors (like where I need to touch code that will make the multiple wp-options tables solution actually work, and work safely).

If you have any further hints (favorite articles, sites, books, etc), that would appreciated. Meanwhile, I’ll start looking through the code for references to this table.

I appreciate your warning regarding the complexity of the tasks. PHP is a somewhat new language to me, but I’m very comfortable with the “learn by doing” approach (as has been the case with other sites I now have).

And speaking of other sites… Please forgive the poor forum ettiquette, but I’d like to take advantage of your apparent expertise: I’m having an issue on another site with an $author_base mod. The request for help is at http://ww.wp.xz.cn/support/topic/282668, and to my surprise, there has been no feedback thus far. I’ll check there for any replies you might have to share, in case you have the time.

Thanks again for the detailed response!
Gilad

Thank you both for the feedback!

der_stress: Are you suggesting I only change the color of the button text and eliminate the button swap? I have to admit that something about these buttons bothers me, and has all along. Perhaps they are indeed doing too much… I’ll play with alternatives and see if I can find something less busy that also appeals to the clients.

phplayer: Interesting point. I can experiment with something like “Meet Our Practitioners” directly above the ribbon or even within it). Of course, I have to be careful not to grow the header much more, as it’s already quite dominant.

Thank you both again!
Gilad

Thanks for the quick assist!

I’m still on 2.6 on this particular site. I wonder if this is only supposed to work in 2.7… Or if there is something else I have breaking me…

I’ll upgrade to 2.7 tonight and report back to this thread.

Thanks again!
Gilad